Caption
View of the Keizersgracht, seen from Huidenstraat, Fossae Caesareae pars, Occidentale Templum versus, Pelliceâ via exeunti, Theatrum que publicum transeunti, The Keizersgracht, verby de Schouburg, van de Huyde straat, nar de Westerkerk, Admirandorum Quadruplex Spectaculum, Quadruple spectacle of wonders, print, Series number, 61, 71, seen from the height of Huidenstraat towards the Westerkerk. On the left, the entrance to the Schouwburg. To the left of the center, the Westertoren. Below the image, the title in Latin and Dutch. Numbered lower right: 61., printmaker: Jan van Call (I), Amsterdam, publisher: Pieter Schenk (I), grantor of privilege: States of Holland and West Friesland, c. 1700, paper, etching, engraving, height 129 mm x width 167 mm, Other state also used in: Call, 1700. The title page, dedication, and the portrait of Frederick of Saxony were engraved by Pieter Schenk (I). The other prints in this series are, as indicated on the title print, by Jan van Call (I)., parts of church exterior and annexes: tower, canals, waters (in city) (city(-scape) with figures, staffage), bridge in city across river, canal, street (city(-scape) with figures, Keizersgracht, Westerkerk (Amsterdam), Schouwburg Keizersgracht (1637-1772), Westertoren, A detailed sepia-toned engraving showing a canal flanked by trees and rows of multi-story buildings with gabled roofs and arched windows, a stone arched bridge crossing the canal in the distance, small boats with figures rowing and standing on the water, clustered trees along the banks, a tall tower with a cross rising behind the treeline, cloud-filled sky rendered with fine horizontal and diagonal lines, and people visible on the quays and in the boats.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B33_219
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